Adhesives

Choosing the Right Construction Adhesive for Your Project

Construction adhesives are an essential tool for any construction project, big or small. These specialized adhesives are designed to bond or attach various materials, such as wood, metal, plastic, and other building materials, providing a strong and reliable hold that can withstand the demands of the job. Construction adhesives are typically one-component adhesives that are Read more…

Our new product BoaBond in now in stock and ready to ship

Our new product BoaBond in now in stock and ready to ship. This product has been in development for 2 years, and we are excited to bring it out into the world. BoaBond’s innovative technology creates “instant grab” allowing for easy mounting of vertical panels. This is a game changer for installers, contractors, manufacturers, and Read more…

6 Adhesive Types for Stone – Explained for Fabricators

There are a lot of misconceptions about adhesives in the stone and countertop fabrication industry. In this article, we clear the air by breaking down the different adhesive types in stone fabrication Countertop and stone fabricators use adhesives for a variety of applications. As such, we get a lot of questions from fabricators about the Read more…

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What is the Best Adhesive for Rubber Material Adhesion?

Rubber-to-metal engineering has enabled key technologies in automotive, industrial, and aerospace applications. However, rubber-to-metal bonding can prove to be a challenging and daunting task – how can a material so flexible be bonded to something so rigid with no shortcomings? In the past, efforts such as brass plating and polyisocyanates have been attempted, but to Read more…

Not Finding Your 3M Tape? Here’s Why & What To Do About It

  In a recent ruling passed down by Flemish environmental, health and safety agencies, 3M was forced to shut down their Brussels manufacturing location indefinitely. The Flemish Environmental Inspectorate of the Department of Environment found significantly elevated PFAS levels in more than half of the approximately 800 residents it tested who live within three kilometers Read more…

How to prepare and bond polyethylene

Bonding Polyethylene with Industrial Adhesive Polyethylene adhesive has been hard to come by until recently.  Polyethylene is a lightweight thermoplastic. It is often abbreviated to LDPE (low density polyethylene) or HDPE (high density polyethylene). Bonding polyethylene is considered very difficult and as a result it is often used as packaging for adhesive materials – as Read more…

What to Consider When Using an Undermount Sink Adhesive

There is an influx of products on the market that claim you can hang an undermount sink in seconds without any mechanical anchor. In this post, we hope to provide some “food for thought” and give you some considerations to think about before implementing such a system for your own installations. It sounds great right? Read more…

Structural Adhesives: 3 Benefits Over Traditional Assembly Methods

Demand for structural adhesives has skyrocketed—even in industries that would have never considered alternative assembly methods in the past. In this post, we discuss the benefits of adhesives and how they are positioned to replace two common assembly methods.  Structural adhesives are “load-bearing” adhesives that are used to bond a joint and hold two (or Read more…

Bonding in Extreme Conditions: How to Select the Right Adhesive for the Job

Adhesives provide strong, reliable bonds for a variety of applications. But sometimes manufacturing and repair teams have to create bonds in conditions too extreme for standard adhesives. In this post, we break down how extreme conditions impact bonding with structural adhesives.   Market Trends for Adhesives & Extreme Conditions There are several industry trends and Read more…

ChemSet TrimGrip Cellular PVC Adhesive – How to Set Up and Use | Part 1 of 3

In this first video of this 3-part series, Andrew Morris explains why ChemSet TrimGrip Cellular PVC Adhesive is a perfect choice if you need to laminate cellular PVC Trimboard for thicker stock, fill nail holes or gaps, glue up joints, bond corner boards or column wraps, seal or fill PVC window and door installations and Read more…

Helpful Hints for Users of 10-to-1 Adhesives

With record-low unemployment and fewer of the younger generations entering the building trades, challenges with the labor force are becoming an ever-present obstacle for managers and business owners to confront. In this environment, it is that much more important to train and retrain your existing workforce to utilize best practices in the shop. When it Read more…

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Home Renovations Galore – Why Seaming Adhesives are Crucial

When you’re installing brand-new countertops, it’s extremely important to have a flawless, seamless finish. This means that if the countertop was delivered in two or more pieces, the seams where those pieces meet must be invisible. You may find yourself wondering, “how on Earth could a seam in stone be invisible? The gap will be Read more…